Machinery for making circular and coiled articles



G. K. GARRETT 2,160,497

MACHINERY FOR MAKING CIRCULAR AND GOILED ARTICLES May 30, l939.

4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 16, 1937 INVENTOR- ATTORNEYS.

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May 30, 1939.. V T'r. 2,160,497

MACHINERY FOR MAKING CIRCULAR AND COILED ARTICLES I I BY IAT;"ORNEYS.

May 30, 1939.

G. K. GARRETT 2,160,497

CIRCULAR AND COiLED ARTICLES Filed Ogt. 16, 1937- 4 Sheets-Sheet s ATTORNEYS.

y 1939- G. KJGA RRJETTW j R 2,160,497 MACHINERY FOR IAKING'GIRCUIJARAND C'OVILED ARTICLES Filed Oct. 16, 1937' 4 Yiets-Sheet 4 FIG; 1; v

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MACHINE @COILED u 2,16o,4t-; RY; FORVMAKING CIRCULAR AND ARTICLES George K. Garrett, deceased, lateof Bryn Mawr,

Pa., by Katherine Garrett tratrix, Bryn Mawr, Pal j 'Applieation october 1s.

. a 6' Claims. 7 This invention'relates tQZthemanufacture of circular or coiled articles such as rings washers jandthelike, and especially flsplit resilient lock Washers; Animporta nt object of thetinvention is to-produ'cesuch articles Qmore rapidly, and to permit easier, and quicker set-up or adjustment 'of' the machine for each particular job, according to'the form and dimensions of ,the d'evices tobe produced; The invention involves various im- "provemeitts in machinery for makingsuch articles, which will appear'1froin the following description of one species or -form or embodiment, and from the drawings; This formof machine Wis hereinafter explained with particular-reference to washers with' ridges-ontheirsides -extending across the annular surface (ml-radially) J onjone side, and around the annular surface (or circumferentially) on the other s ide;such as shown in U. S.,Patent No. 2,014,231,- granted to George Garrett ongseptemher 10, 1935.1 So far as noyel overthe prior art, all of the features f and combinations shownor described are of the invention; In the drawins'is -a-planyiewof a chine embodyingi theinvention, a i p Fig; II showsa vertical secticnalviewof the machine parallel] with thegline oi stock infeed, taken as indicated by the line and arrows .II+:II Q in I; and I regarded frqml the frontaof the machine, which is atjthe right r Fig. 1. a

V v III'is a fragmentaryyiew similarto ja portion of'Fig llLpbut on a largerscale, illustrating the iinaljcutting'ofi of a completed washer from the'wire orj bar stock of which; it is made.-

Fig. IV is afrag nentary plan yiew ill strating e same o era u-as' F 1 horizontaljfsection; 61,, rig; v i's anedgeview of a complet washer, 1011" a; larger scale ,th'arli f, Figs,

w .t hine x m'th 'leftof I withcrtain tar ut away and lr m fl i d a ed He an V Il i I ave enfl s i l m ebw fl fi i k m sfi J "gQ VIIIis'a"fragmentary view i certaif chine, par-tstshown in Fig. IV, omittin the stock an v parts below the arbor, partly in section, taken Hickman, adminis- 1937, Serial No. 169,419

as indicated by the line and arrows sex in The machine hereinafter described is adapted to make circular .or coiled articles from-metal stripstock of any desiredcross-section, including ;flat.strip,;bars orrcds, or wire. It is hereinafter explained with particular. reference to the manufacture r ofv a single. turn spiral-1 of flat stock:

designedfor use as a lockn washer." Y I I 4 j The frame structure ll) of the machine illustrated' in Fig. -I includes .:a table or bed I lwhereon are mounted the, supporting and zbearing structures for; :various parts of them-machine, Coming from' any .suitablesupply; the 'metal 1 strip stock or @wire S (whereof they-rings" or washers; are made): passes; as. showntini'Figs." I and II, through a guideway c 12; between-the peripheries of coacting fee rolls or wheels l3, l4; andthrough another guideway 15, to .an :arbor Manda coacting abutment il (shown as a roll) whereby it is coiled into circular or helical form,- asshown at T,- Figs. '-II;-,III:and -IV.' :Fxjom' the helical coil I thus continuously produced, 'succes-z c s'Lve sections or. turns constituting thqxdesired' rings. or washers W', F,i ,V, are periodically cut off by amoving cutter preferably 'revolving constantly in proper relation to-the travel of the \stoc'kB, Figs. 11,111 and IV., As. they are thus L detached, the washers; W; tall. away, and may be I received by a chute 2 I t (Fig. -11) leading; togany jconyen'ieht receptacle or. point of delivery, not

;'Ihe wire or rodstocks maybe of; any ;desired ;f .fi f s k' ti n t i n e Pmduqtio ,o,f- @fia {washers such asshownin V, it is; preferably hot/trapezoidal sectionjflnot shown), asiwell un- ,uersteda' nthe art;- Theguides J2- andJi (es- .s pecially the latterl shouid' afiord; passages closed qn 1 'sm and-. seefianennnm ma els some 'sporidirig to that of thmstrip stock S They 511 1 s-" ar e en u obv ate Jammm wr wed'gi'n'g of the stock in them while at the :same time .preventingjtrfromj puckling-materi'aHyl (11115;) f-th guide I 5) ;under the -wpushpofythe;rolls, ;l3,@114. f, a ,in1 rV wJ3he-guideS1 secured;by;;clampingholts 2.2,:223 extend- .gin thrque ye ot -vain thez uldes. 'whmhw-permit ;-le ngthwise-' adjustment the Iguides i [2 1ml 5 :acw gcorzdingitogthezsizeqo th rolls 13 I4 used-from pera ed id ect ss b 51 1161 main; driye shaft fithe macmnazb'eingnmounted insa, diametral gynnel in'a head 25 on one end of this shaft cha and adjustably held by set screws 26, 26 in a 55 cover plate 21. The shaft 24 may be driven from any'suitable source of power such as an electric motor 28 (Fig. VII) on the machine frame I0, preferably through a positive chain and sprocket drive 29. The shaft 24 may also be provided with a handwheel 30 fixed on its left-hand or rear end (Fig. I).

As shown in Figs. I, II and VI, the feed rolls I3, I4 are removably fixed on upright shafts 3|, 32 which are journaled in antifriction (ball) bearings. In the present instance, only the roll I3 is :positively driven, by a bevel gear 33 fast on the lower end of the shaft 3| and meshing with a bevel pinion 34 fast on a-shaft 35.

The roll I4 is idle, and is adjustable transverselyrelative to the roll l3. For this purpose the bearings of the shaft 32 are mounted in a slide block 36 in transverse ways-31 on the table I I, and these ways are secured by screws 36 which can be tightened to clamp the slide block 36 in any position determined by an adjusting screw 39. As shown in Figs. VI and II, the peripheries of the rolls I3 and H are ridged axially and circumferentially, respectively, to produce corresponding ridges on the stock S as it passes between the rolls.

of the stock by friction with the arbor when tightly wrapped around it. The end portion 55 of I the arbor I6 does not revolve, however, and hence Shafts as and 3| and roll I3 may be positively driven from shaft 24, atsuitable speedrelative to the cutting movements of cutter 26, by means of a chain and sprocket drive 46 from shaft 24 to a' countershaft 4| whereon is a toothed pinion 42 coacting with a gear 43 on shaft 35. While shafts. 24 and 35 are mounted in fixed bearings on the portion II of the machine frame II), the countershaft 4| is shown (Figs, I and r as mounted in bearings in an arm or frame 45 which is swingably mounted on theshaft 24, and can be secured in any desired angular position by a clamp bolt 46 taking into abracket on table II the active movements of cutter 20. Being idle,

the roll I 4 can be of any desired size, and there is no problem of gearing it properly to the driven roll I3. Thus it'can be made of large diameter to assure long wear, and need not be changed until worn out: The transverse ridges on the driven roll I3 assist in positively and forcibly feeding the stock S, besides producing the desired cross or radial ridges on the washers W, while, the circumferential ridges on the roll |4 donot interfere with the feed in any way, .and

produce the desired circumferential ridges on the washers W. The circumferential ridges on the roll |4 also serve to guide the stock and prevent lateral deflection thereof as it passes between the rolls.

As shown in Figs: 11, III, IV and VIII, the arbor I6 has a round (cylindrical) portion 49 around which the stock 8 coils, and has in its end 55 a lateral recess 5| that accommodates the end of the revolving cutter 20 as the latter moves past.

The angle 52 at the top of the recess 5| affords a stationary cutting edge against which the coiled stock 8 is sheared by the bevel-ended cutter 2|). The round portion 49 of the arbor I6 is revoluble, turning with the stock S as the latter coils around it. For very rapid operation, this is a feature its cutting edge 52 and its recess 5| remain always in the proper position to coact with the cutter 25. As shown in Fig. VH1, the part 50 is in effect an integral head on the end of a rod or shaft 53, which fits and is clamped in a cylindrical (reinforcing) holder or sleeve 54, split lengthwise on at least one side to allow it to be tightened on the shaft or vice-versa, and preferably made (Figs. VI and VIII) in diametrally divided halves. The part 49 has the character ofa roller free to turn on shaft. 53 between head 50 and the end of sleeve 54. Together, the parts 55 and 53. 49 and 54 form' the winding arbor I6. The sleeve 54 is mounted in an eccentric bore in a round (cylindrical) block 55 that is itself mounted In a bore in a bracket 56 on the frame portion.

Ordinarily, the sleeve 54 and the block 55 are held fast (and the shaft 53 is clamped in the sleeve) by set screws 51, 53 threaded in the block and in the bracket, respectively; but when these screws are loosened, any or all the parts can be turned or moved endwise (axially), to bring the arbor I6 as a whole and the head recess 5| into proper cooperative relation to other parts, including roll I! and cutter 20, etc. Also, shaft 53 can be removed and replaced with one having a different head 50, or roll 49' can be repiaced,-- whenever a change in the work to be done demands such changes of parts. As shown in Figs. I and III, the direction or line of the actual cutting motion of the cutter 20 approximates the .As shown in- Figs. I, II and VI, the roll I! is,

and block 55, so that there is only a small lever arm for the force tending to turn the block during cutting, and hence a relatively small turning moment.

As shown'in Figs. I, II, III and IV, the roll i'l not only coacts with the arbor I6 in bending the stock S around the latter, but also contributes to the helical coiling of the stock at exactly the desired screw pitch. For this purpose, the roll I! has a peripheral spacing flange 59 of such thickness and so located as to engage between successive stock turns or convolutions as the stocks bends and coils around the arbor l5, Fig. IV.

revolubly mounted in the forked end of a block 55 which is pivoted at 6| on a slide block 52 mounted in guideways 63 at opposite sides of an opening in the table bracket 56. The horizontal position of the roll Il relative to the arbor I6 can be adjusted by means of an abutment screw 55 threaded in a cross-piece 66 bolted to the bracket 56 across the guideway opening therein. By this adjustment, the distance a: between the ends of the washer W (Figs. III and V) can be .of the guide I5, directly under and engaging the 7 controlled and varied as desired. The up and down position of the roll i'I relative to thearbor I6. can be adjusted by means of abutment screws 61, 61 threaded into ears or lugs on the bracket 55, so as to set the axis of roll I! in the horizontal plane of the axis of arbor l6, or at any desired distance above it. The roll I! is shown provided with trunnions whose bearings 56 are normally clamped in place by parts 69 bolted to the end of the block 60.

As shown in Figs. I, II, III and IX, the guideway I5- extends substantially to and under the arbor I6, where its upper portion is cut away to allow the stock S to bend upward. In front turn of the coil of stock S, just behind the point lengthwisebf the arbori For this purpose, the holder I! has a ridge and groove engagement with the table Ii at I2, andja clamp bolt 13 extends through a slot in thetable and takes'intdthje' holder. Provision is also made for adjusting the anvil l0 up and down relative to the arbor l6, by means of a supporting screw 15, threaded through the table II and provided with wings 16 for turning it and with a winked locknut 'I'I. As shown in Fig. X, the screw 15 is so much larger than the lower end of the anvil Ill that the latter rests on the screw in .all positions of its transverse adjustment. The upper end of the anvil I0 is preferably provided with an engagement surface 18 of very hard metal (such as a calrboloy" steel inset) to take the concentrated downward pressure from the coil of stock S resting on it.

As shown in Figs.I and II, the delivery chute 2| has a hood 80' extending over the arbor head 50, to receive the detached washers and delivertheni down through the table II to any desired receptacle or conveyor (not shown). The hood I0 is shown as removably secured by one or more screw clamps 8|, to permit its removal when desired.

A mode of operation of the machineis as follows:

The stock S is inserted in the guideway l2 and between the rolls l3, M, which are revolved by turning the handwheel 30 to draw the stock in and push it through the guideway l5 under the arbor l6. With a suitable hand'tool (not shown), the workman bends the end of the stock upward somewhat (Figs. 1 and B); so that as it is forced in against the roll I! by further turning the handwheel 30, it bends upward around the arbor l6 behind the spacer flange 59. As the end of I .the stock S reaches and overpasses the top of the arbor, the workman readily pulls it forward,

so that when it again passes under the arbor and upward against the roll II, it is in front of the spacer flange 59. After feeding in the stock "S by turning the handwheel 30 until it is prop-' erly started, as just described, the workman may start the driving motor 28, and the machine will continue to operate automatically. At each revolution of the shaft 24, the cutter 20 severs a ring or washer (of one or more convolutions) from. the stock S, as already described, preferably beveling the cut ends as shown in Fig. V,

The said George K. Garrett claimed as his invention, and desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. In a machine of the character described, the

combination of peripherally coacting driven and idle feed rolls engaging at opposite sides of a of said strip'for'bendinglandfwinding' tionaro'undfll fwhic the strip' icqus, arid v cutting pressure: and. mean an; adjust ng jj' support transversely of the strip,in the "direc' tion of the arbor axis, and for also adjusting it q metal strip, one having its periphery transversely of cutting, thereisasupport oranvilflll (Figs. .II. III} and X) "that sustains the arbor $1 (through the intervening lower curved portion of p stock's) under thedownward" force of the; cutter 20,? acting the stock against the arbor-f-head edge *i A w ijfin.

th ia vn mi m-i p ises anupright bar slidable (but anti-turningly engaged) in a vertical bore or slideway infa, l rllwh h inq'u ont tab e 'llppwith" provision-for adjusting it backward orf'for'ward g p H v H H w an ar'b'or adjacentsaid abutment having a rotatabie .por

up or down in any of its positions of transverse the combination of means for forcibly feeding a metal strip, and for guiding and confining the s'trip against buckling under the push of said feeding means; an abutment in the path of said strip for bending and winding it; an arbor adiacent said abutment having a rotatable portion around which the strip coils and a fixed cutting portion beyond said rotatable portion; and a movable cutter coacting with said cutting portion to sever sections of the coiled strip.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for forcibly feeding a metal strip, and for guiding and confining the strip against buckling under the push of said feeding means; an abutment in the path of said strip for bending and winding it; a rotarily ad justable block with an eccentric bore therein;

tions of the coiled strip by movements in a direction approximating the common plane of theaxes of said bore and said arbor; at least said end portion of said arbor being rotarily adjustable relative to said block'to bring it into proper cooperation with the cutter.

4. In a. machine of the character described, the combination of means for forcibly feeding a metal strip, and for guiding and confining the .strip against buckling under the push of said feeding means; an abutment in the path of said strip for bending and winding it; an arbor mounted adjacent said abutment comprising a clamping sleeve, a shaft normally clamped in said sleeve having a cutting head on its end, and a roller on said shaft between said head and said sleeve around which the strip coils; and a movable cutter coacting with said head to sever sections of the coiled strip.

.5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for bending and coil- ,ing a forcibly fed metal strip, means for severing sections of the coiled strip, and means for forcibly feeding the strip to said bending and coiling and severing means comprising peripherally coacting driven and idle rolls engaging at opposite sides of the strip, said driven roll having its periphery transversely ridged so as to.

form transverse ridges on the strip, and said idle roll having its periphery circumferentially ridged so as to form longitudinal ridges on the strip and prevent lateral deflection thereof as it passes between the rolls.

6. In a machine of the character described,

the combination with means for forcibly feeding a a metal strip, and for guiding and confining the guiding it for up and down movement, means for adjusting said guide means and supp rt trans- 'verseiy of the strip, in the direction of the arbor axis, and separate supporting means for the aforesaid support itself adjustable up and down to raise and lower the support in said guide means, toward and from the arbor axis, while permitting the transverse adjustment of the guide means as aforesaid with the support in any position of up and down adjustment.

KATHERINE GARRETT HICKMAN. Administratria: of the Estate of George K. Garrett, Deceased. 

